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邻近宇宙中恒星形成历史和恒星形成星系的化学演化

The star formation history and chemical evolution of star forming galaxies in the nearby universe

J. P. Torres-Papaqui, R. Coziol, R. A. Ortega-Minakata, D. M. Neri-Larios

摘要:

我们测定了SDSS DR 7中122751个SFG样品的O/H和N/O。对于所有这些星系,我们也确定了它们的形态和SFH使用代码星光。化学丰度与SFH的比较使我们能够以与它们的恒星星族和形态的形成相一致的方式来描述附近宇宙(z < 0.25)的化学演化。在我们的样品中,45%的SFG显示出相对于其金属丰度的氮丰度过剩。我们还发现这种过剩伴随着氧气的缺乏,这表明这可能是有效的星暴风的结果。然而,我们没有发现富氮和贫氮SFG的恒星形成模式的差异。我们的分析表明,它们都是通过在几个Gyr周期内连续的恒星形成爆发来形成恒星的。因此,产生这些星系之间化学差异的似乎是爆发的强度:具有过量氮的星系是那些目前正在经历更强烈爆发的星系,或者在过去经历过更强烈爆发的星系。我们还发现了化学演化过程与星系形成相关的证据:氮过量的星系比没有过量的星系质量更大,有更多的大规模凸起和更早的形态。作为一种可能的解释,我们提出,与星暴风一致的金属损失发生在星系形成期间,当时它们的势阱仍在建立,因此比今天弱,使星暴风更有效,与星系的最终质量无关。与这种解释非常一致,我们也发现了与缩小一致的证据,根据这些证据,更大质量的SFG在质量较小的SFG之前形成。

英文摘要:

We have determined the O/H and N/O of a sample of 122751 SFGs from the DR7 of the SDSS. For all these galaxies we have also determined their morphology and their SFH using the code STARLIGHT. The comparison of the chemical abundance with the SFH allows us to describe the chemical evolution in the nearby universe (z < 0.25) in a manner which is consistent with the formation of their stellar populations and morphologies. A 45% of the SFGs in our sample show an excess of abundance in nitrogen relative to their metallicity. We also find this excess to be accompanied by a deficiency of oxygen, which suggests that this could be the result of effective starburst winds. However, we find no difference in the mode of star formation of the nitrogen rich and nitrogen poor SFGs. Our analysis suggests they all form their stars through a succession of bursts of star formation extended over a few Gyr period. What produces the chemical differences between these galaxies seems therefore to be the intensity of the bursts: the galaxies with an excess of nitrogen are those that are presently experiencing more intense bursts, or have experienced more intense bursts in their past. We also find evidence relating the chemical evolution process to the formation of the galaxies: the galaxies with an excess of nitrogen are more massive, have more massive bulges and earlier morphologies than those showing no excess. As a possible explanation we propose that the lost of metals consistent with starburst winds took place during the formation of the galaxies, when their potential wells were still building up, and consequently were weaker than today, making starburst winds more efficient and independent of the final mass of the galaxies. In good agreement with this interpretation, we also find evidence consistent with downsizing, according to which the more massive SFGs formed before the less massive ones.

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